vertigo definition - Dictionary

Dictionary

ver·ti·go [ vúrti g ] (plural ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos or ver·tig·i·nes [ vər tíjjə nz ])

noun

Definition:

1. dizzy sensation: a condition in which somebody feels a sensation of whirling or tilting that causes a loss of balance

2. instance of vertigo: an instance or episode of vertigo

[15th century. < Latin (stem vertigin-), "whirling about, giddiness" < vertere "to turn"]

Cultural Note


	Vertigo, a movie (1958) by British director Alfred Hitchcock. One of Hitchcock's most highly regarded films, it is both a typically suspenseful thriller and a powerful study of obsession. When former policeman Scottie Fergusson is asked to shadow a friend's wife, he first falls in love with her and then, after her suicide, becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be her double.